thuỷ âm

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• thủy âm

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 始 (“initial”) and 音 (“sound”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰwi˧˩ ʔəm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰwɪj˧˨ ʔəm˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ ʔəm˧˧]

Noun

thuỷ âm

1. (phonetics) initial